28 CFR § 12.40 - Public examination.

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title: "28 CFR § 12.40 - Public examination."
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title_name: "Judicial Administration"
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section_name: "Public examination."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
part_number: "12"
part_name: "REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN PERSONS HAVING KNOWLEDGE OF FOREIGN ESPIONAGE, COUNTERESPIONAGE, OR SABOTAGE MATTERS UNDER THE ACT OF AUGUST 1, 1956"
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# 12.40 Public examination.

Registration statements shall be available for public examination at the offices of the Registration Unit, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on each official business day, except to the extent that the Attorney General having due regard for national security and public interest may withdraw such statements from public examination.

[Order No. 524-73, 38 FR 18235, July 9, 1973]